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How has the investment range changed?

Updates made to the Dodl investment range

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Written by Team Dodl
Updated over a month ago

Dodl regularly reviews the investments available in the app, alongside customer feedback, and may make a few adjustments to what’s on offer. The aim of these reviews is to make sure the investment range is meeting the needs of Dodl users as best as possible.

You’ll always be told when the investment range has changed, so you can keep on top of what's available and in case any new investments take your fancy!

If any of the changes affect what you're invested in, for example one of your investments has been removed from the range, you can find out what this means and what you can do next in our article about this.

You can pop back here anytime to check exactly what’s changed and when. And if you need a bit more info on the review process or any changes which have been made, contact the team in the app - they'll be very happy to help!

🔔 It’s really important to understand that the investments available with Dodl now, and the changes which have been made and are made in future, aren’t a recommendation or advice on what to buy/sell. It’s just a sprucing up of what’s on offer – you make the choices!

  • November 2024 themed investments changes

What changed?

2 existing themed investments had their underlying fund changed. This was because the review found that other funds in the wider market offered slightly better value in that themed investment’s space.

  • On top of the world fund - was iShares US Equity Index Fund D now the SPDR S&P 500 ETF.

  • The global climber fund - iShares Emerging Markets Index Fund was now the iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF.

We have also swapped to share class for the Worldwide debt bond. This was HSBC Global Government Bond ETF BCHGBP now the HSBC Global Government Bond ETF XCHGBP. Although the underlying fund and investments remain the same, the share class has been swapped to provide lower fund fees to you.

  • July 2023 themed investments changes

This review involved making sure the index fund or exchange traded fund (ETF) underlying each theme still offered you good value, as well as looking at all the valuable feedback and suggestions you’ve shared with us via the in-app chat or on socials.

The result of this review was a few updates to the themed investment range, to keep it in the best shape possible for you.

What was added?

5 brand-spanking new themed investments landed in the Dodl app. They were all exchange traded funds (ETFs) – something quite a few of you had requested!

  • Global Shariah - iShares MSCI World Islamic ETF

  • Going for gold - iShares Physical Gold ETC

  • The powerhouse - iShares MSCI World Energy Sector ETF

  • Made of money - Xtrackers MSCI World Financials ETF

  • Chinese titans - HSBC MSCI China ETF

What else changed? 🔁

2 existing themed investments had their underlying fund changed. This was because the review found that other funds in the wider market offered slightly better value in that themed investment’s space.

  • The home team – was the HSBC FTSE 250 index fund, now the Vanguard FTSE 250 ETF

  • Lending the way – was the iShares global high yield corp bond ETF, now the State Street Global high yield bond index fund

  • January 2023 shares changes

Because Dodl is committed to keeping the investment range streamlined and non-scary, we kept the total number of shares in the range the same, just revamped it a bit! 12 of the least popular shares were shown the Dodl door and 12 fresh and favourited shares shuffled in…

What entered? ✔

  • DraftKings

  • DS Smith

  • Electronic Arts

  • Hammerson

  • Johnson & Johnson

  • JP Morgan

  • Nike

  • Persimmon

  • P&G

  • Rio Tinto

  • Walmart

  • Whitbread

What's exited? ❌

  • Compass

  • Domino's

  • Standard Chartered

  • Micro Focus

  • Carnival

  • JD.com

  • Mastercard

  • Moderna

  • Zoom

  • Visa

  • PepsiCo

  • 3m

It’s worth quickly mentioning that Carnival was removed from the range due to its credit rating standards dipping below what Dodl is comfortable with for the shares we offer.

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